[Mission 2022] QUIZ – 2021: INSIGHTS STATIC , 20 August 2021 – History

Solution: b)

The role of moderates continued even after partition of Bengal.

The Surat Split was the splitting of the Indian National Congress into two groups – the Extremists and the Moderates – at the Surat session in 1907.

Solution: d)

After 1905, the Extremists acquired a dominant influence over the Swadeshi Movement in Bengal. The Extremists believed in the ideology of ‘Swaraj’ which meant complete freedom from British rule. They did not stick to constitutional methods to protest and demand. They resorted to boycotts, strikes, etc.

Solution: c)

Partition of Bengal announced on 07 July 1905 by Lord Curzon, the then Viceroy of India, and implemented on 16 October 1905.

The Lucknow Pact was an agreement reached between the Indian National Congress and the Muslim League (AIMLM) at a joint session of both the parties held in Lucknow in December 1916.

Rowlatt Act, was a legislative council act passed by the Imperial Legislative Council in Delhi on 18 March 1919.

Dyarchy, system of double government introduced by the Government of India Act (1919) for the provinces of British India in December 1919.

Solution: d)

The Lucknow Pact between the Congress and the Muslim League could be considered an important event in the course of the nationalistic struggle for freedom. While the League agreed to present joint constitutional

demands with the Congress to the government, the Congress accepted the Muslim League’s position on separate electorates which would continue till any one community demanded joint electorates.

Solution: b)

Two Home Rule Leagues were established, one by B.G. Tilak at Poona in April 1916 and the other by Mrs. Annie Besant at Madras in September 1916. The aim of the Movement was to get self-government for India within the British Empire. It believed freedom was the natural right of all nations. Moreover, the leaders of the Home Movement thought that India’s resources were not being used for her needs. The two Leagues cooperated with each other as well with the Congress and the Muslim League in putting their demand for home rule. While Tilak’s Movement concentrated on Maharashtra, Annie Besant’s Movement covered the rest of the country. The Home Rule Movement had brought a new life in the national movement. There was a revival of Swadeshi. Women joined in larger numbers.